Plant Manager

22 hours ago


Benoni, South Africa Electrolux Full time

As Head of Production, you will be responsible for general management and continuous improvement of all aspects of plant operations including safety, quality, and productivity.

You will work closely with the production team to increase productivity and profitability within the manufacturing operation as well as oversee the inbound procurement and logistics functions.

**A Typical Day**
Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operation of the facility.
Work closely with quality personnel to review product consistency while monitoring scrap rates to determine trends and areas of improvement.
Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to ensure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible.
Coordinate the hiring and training of all manufacturing personnel.
Monitor operation expenses and determine ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality.
Work closely with the Environmental Health and Safety Manager to ensure legal compliance and ensure that all members of the manufacturing team are aware of safety regulations and policies to provide a safe workplace for our employees.
Manage inventory levels and control flow of product from all departments.
Analyze workforce requirements.
Conduct performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all operations employees.
Encourage and promote operating in a continuous improvement environment.
Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals.
Engage with research and development, the technical and engineering departments as well as product management personnel to develop new products and strategies.
Work with and provide oversight to the purchasing manager to develop and improve supplier relationships.
Coordinate the relationship with union/shop stewards.
Minimum Qualification

**Who You Are**
At least 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment with a minimum of 5 years in a key leadership/management role.
Bachelor's Degree in Operations/Engineering.
A business/commercial qualification will be advantageous
Computer Literate - MS Office
Code 8 Drivers License

**Core Competencies**
Previous experience/strong understanding of budgeting/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices.
Strong computer skills including the ability to prepare spreadsheets and use Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point and/or Access) to analyze data and trends.
Previous experience/broad understanding of safety systems and enforcement of safety rules and policies.
Demonstrated strong leadership, team building and advanced coaching skills.
Ability to motivate people, assess and develop employee skills.
Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and maintenance needs.
Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability.
A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment.
Highly motivated, results oriented, driven
Business English and fluency in at least one other indigenous African Language
The position requires occasional overtime work, on alternate weekends and public holidays as per duty roster

May be requested to work overtime on occasions without remuneration
Ad-hoc national and international travel may be required from time to time

In addition, the employee may be assigned other duties within the area of their competence

Keeping you Healthy and Safe

We want you to return home in even better shape than when you started, so we need you to help us do this by making sure you follow a few simple steps. We need you to:
Make sure you take reasonable care for your own health and safety, and
Take reasonable care that what you do (or what you don’t do when you should have) doesn’t affect the health and safety of others, and
Follow reasonable instructions that we might give from time-to-time, such as reporting incidents and hazards, and
Follow policies or procedures, so long as it’s reasonable and we’ve told you about it, and
Attend training that helps you to work safely


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